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Class Liliopsida (Lilies, trilliums, sedges, grasses, rushes, orchids, etc.)

Domain: Eucarya Kingdom: Plantae Division: Class Phenology

Orders of the Class Liliopsida Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Order	Common Name	Photo Example	Where?	Phenology
Alismatales	Water plantains	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Arales	Arum, duckweeds, and sweet flag	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Commelinales	Spiderworts, Mudplantains, and Yelloweyed Grasses		Here	Phenology
Cyperales	Sedges and grasses		Here	Phenology
Juncales	Rushes, etc.	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Liliales	Lilies and trilliums		Here	Phenology
Najadales	Pondweeds and aquatic grasses	(NA)	Here	Phenology
Orchidales	Orchids		Here	Phenology
Typhales	Cattails	(NA)	Here	Phenology

Can't find the orders you are looking for? Note:
Orders on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park orders from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered in the Biodiversity Database.

In Case You Didn't Know ...

This class is one of the two classes in the park that are considered to be "flowering plants". As with the other group of flower-producing plants, this one also provides an interesting variety of species. You probably recognize the many lilies and trilliums, but notice all of the aquatic orders.

Orders of the Class Liliopsida Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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